Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 590 340 795
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 9.83% 13.14% 13.52%
As % of the Cloud Services category 36.71% 40.43% 46.65%
Number of salaries quoted 254 294 719
10th Percentile £24,000 £26,250 £27,250
25th Percentile £27,750 £32,700 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,250 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £93,875 £73,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

All Cloud Computing Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,607 841 1,704
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.78% 32.51% 28.97%
Number of salaries quoted 698 636 1,456
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,125 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £33,033 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,475 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.72% +16.61% -18.18%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £64,063
90th Percentile £90,188 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 12 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Essex -7 135 £36,500 -16.57% 54
Cambridgeshire +4 130 £60,100 +20.20% 37
Hertfordshire -19 112 £57,500 +4.55% 48
Suffolk +25 83 £48,250 -3.50% 27
Norfolk 0 78 £60,000 +87.50% 21
Bedfordshire +7 50 £14,000 -73.58% 16
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 48 (8.14%) SharePoint
2 36 (6.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.86%) WordPress
4 9 (1.53%) Apache Spark
5 7 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.85%) CMS
7 1 (0.17%) Apache
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Synapse
7 1 (0.17%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 79 (13.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.68%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 9 (1.53%) Dynamics AX
1 9 (1.53%) Dynamics GP
2 7 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.85%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.34%) Infor M3
4 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 127 (21.53%) Power Platform
2 121 (20.51%) Microsoft 365
3 96 (16.27%) Azure AI
4 94 (15.93%) AWS
5 75 (12.71%) Entra ID
6 27 (4.58%) GCP
6 27 (4.58%) PowerApps
7 25 (4.24%) Azure DevOps
8 23 (3.90%) Azure Data Factory
8 23 (3.90%) GitHub
9 22 (3.73%) Azure Logic Apps
10 21 (3.56%) OneDrive
10 21 (3.56%) Snowflake
11 20 (3.39%) Power Automate
12 17 (2.88%) SaaS
13 13 (2.20%) IaaS
14 10 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
14 10 (1.69%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 9 (1.53%) PaaS
16 8 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 64 (10.85%) Firewall
2 26 (4.41%) VPN
3 23 (3.90%) DNS
3 23 (3.90%) TCP/IP
4 20 (3.39%) WAN
5 19 (3.22%) DHCP
6 15 (2.54%) Internet
7 14 (2.37%) LAN
8 6 (1.02%) Broadband
8 6 (1.02%) SAN
8 6 (1.02%) Wireless
9 5 (0.85%) Network Security
9 5 (0.85%) VLAN
10 4 (0.68%) DMZ
10 4 (0.68%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (0.68%) WLAN
11 3 (0.51%) SSL
12 1 (0.17%) IPv4
12 1 (0.17%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 116 (19.66%) Power BI
2 84 (14.24%) Tableau
3 27 (4.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 27 (4.58%) SQL Server
4 17 (2.88%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.20%) Data Lake
6 9 (1.53%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (1.36%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.36%) Elasticsearch
7 8 (1.36%) MySQL
8 7 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
9 6 (1.02%) Looker
9 6 (1.02%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.02%) Redis
9 6 (1.02%) Snowflake Schema
10 4 (0.68%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.51%) Big Data
12 2 (0.34%) Hadoop
12 2 (0.34%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (2.88%) Git
2 10 (1.69%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.19%) JIRA
4 6 (1.02%) MLflow
5 1 (0.17%) CircleCI
5 1 (0.17%) MSTest
5 1 (0.17%) NUnit
5 1 (0.17%) Selenium
5 1 (0.17%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.17%) TestNG
General
1 330 (55.93%) Social Skills
2 66 (11.19%) Finance
3 25 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (3.73%) Law
5 15 (2.54%) Multimedia
6 13 (2.20%) Public Sector
7 11 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (1.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (1.36%) Marketing
9 8 (1.36%) Publishing
10 6 (1.02%) Retail
11 4 (0.68%) Banking
11 4 (0.68%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.51%) Advertising
12 3 (0.51%) Legal
13 2 (0.34%) Police
Job Titles
1 165 (27.97%) Analyst
2 158 (26.78%) Junior
3 152 (25.76%) Junior Analyst
4 77 (13.05%) Security Analyst
5 76 (12.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
5 76 (12.88%) Data Analyst
5 76 (12.88%) Junior Data Analyst
5 76 (12.88%) Junior Security Analyst
6 68 (11.53%) IT Support
7 58 (9.83%) Developer
8 52 (8.81%) Ethical Hacker
9 49 (8.31%) Senior
10 40 (6.78%) Architect
11 37 (6.27%) IT Engineer
12 35 (5.93%) Support Engineer
13 33 (5.59%) Azure Engineer
14 28 (4.75%) IT Support Engineer
14 28 (4.75%) Network Engineer
15 27 (4.58%) Lead
15 27 (4.58%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 47 (7.97%) CSS
2 36 (6.10%) HTML
3 26 (4.41%) .NET
4 18 (3.05%) REST
5 17 (2.88%) .NET Core
6 15 (2.54%) JSON
7 12 (2.03%) HTML5 Canvas
7 12 (2.03%) jQuery
7 12 (2.03%) React
8 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Graph
8 10 (1.69%) SOAP
8 10 (1.69%) SPFx
9 9 (1.53%) PyTorch
9 9 (1.53%) TensorFlow
10 8 (1.36%) scikit-learn
11 7 (1.19%) ASP.NET
11 7 (1.19%) Kafka
12 6 (1.02%) ASP.NET Core
12 6 (1.02%) LangChain
12 6 (1.02%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.81%) Cyberattack
2 32 (5.42%) Cloud Native
3 12 (2.03%) Onboarding
4 11 (1.86%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.36%) Clustering
5 8 (1.36%) Low-Code
6 7 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
6 7 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.02%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.02%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.02%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.02%) Robotics
8 5 (0.85%) Cloud Security Posture
8 5 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (0.85%) PKI
8 5 (0.85%) Security Posture
9 4 (0.68%) Blog
9 4 (0.68%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (0.68%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 92 (15.59%) Windows
2 64 (10.85%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.37%) Windows Server 2016
4 11 (1.86%) Windows Server 2019
5 10 (1.69%) Linux
6 9 (1.53%) Android
7 8 (1.36%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.85%) VMS
8 5 (0.85%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.68%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (33.22%) Cybersecurity
2 133 (22.54%) AI
3 121 (20.51%) Mentoring
4 118 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
5 70 (11.86%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (10.68%) Agile
7 52 (8.81%) Ethical Hacking
8 48 (8.14%) DevOps
9 47 (7.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 37 (6.27%) Analytics
11 36 (6.10%) Roadmaps
12 34 (5.76%) CI/CD
12 34 (5.76%) ITIL
13 32 (5.42%) ERP
13 32 (5.42%) Stakeholder Management
14 30 (5.08%) Computer Science
14 30 (5.08%) Data Modelling
15 29 (4.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 28 (4.75%) Software Engineering
17 27 (4.58%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 145 (24.58%) SQL
2 140 (23.73%) Python
3 53 (8.98%) C#
4 40 (6.78%) JavaScript
5 38 (6.44%) PowerShell
6 22 (3.73%) PHP
7 14 (2.37%) Java
8 13 (2.20%) R
8 13 (2.20%) TypeScript
9 11 (1.86%) C++
10 6 (1.02%) T-SQL
11 5 (0.85%) Bash
12 2 (0.34%) Bicep
12 2 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 271 (45.93%) Azure Certification
2 77 (13.05%) CompTIA CySA+
2 77 (13.05%) CompTIA Security+
3 52 (8.81%) CEH
4 49 (8.31%) Degree
5 43 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
6 36 (6.10%) Security Cleared
7 30 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
8 27 (4.58%) AWS Certification
9 25 (4.24%) CCNA
10 23 (3.90%) SC Cleared
11 21 (3.56%) Network+ Certification
12 20 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
13 15 (2.54%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 10 (1.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 10 (1.69%) TOGAF Certification
15 6 (1.02%) CCNP
15 6 (1.02%) DBS Check
16 4 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
16 4 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.71%) Accessibility
2 15 (2.54%) GDPR
3 11 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (1.86%) QA
4 9 (1.53%) GRC
5 7 (1.19%) NIST
6 6 (1.02%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 6 (1.02%) Data Quality
7 5 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
8 4 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (0.68%) JSP 440
8 4 (0.68%) NCSC
8 4 (0.68%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.68%) SLA
9 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.17%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.17%) IFRS
9 1 (0.17%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 90 (15.25%) Active Directory
2 21 (3.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (2.71%) Hyper-V
3 16 (2.71%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (1.36%) Docker
5 7 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.85%) vSphere
7 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 39 (6.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.03%) Terraform
3 11 (1.86%) Kubernetes
4 9 (1.53%) Ansible
5 4 (0.68%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.68%) SolarWinds Orion
5 4 (0.68%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.34%) SCCM
7 1 (0.17%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.17%) Grafana
7 1 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
7 1 (0.17%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 404 (68.47%) Microsoft
2 144 (24.41%) ForeScout
3 30 (5.08%) VMware
4 28 (4.75%) Cisco
5 16 (2.71%) Databricks
5 16 (2.71%) SAP
6 14 (2.37%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.69%) Adobe
7 10 (1.69%) Epicor
7 10 (1.69%) Fortinet
8 9 (1.53%) SolarWinds
8 9 (1.53%) Veeam
9 8 (1.36%) Apple
9 8 (1.36%) Workday
10 7 (1.19%) Aruba
10 7 (1.19%) MuleSoft
10 7 (1.19%) Salesforce
11 6 (1.02%) Cloudera
11 6 (1.02%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.02%) Pega